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AI generated voice with Tobias Janowitz’s actual voice Cancer ravages both body and mind. If you’ve ever lost loved ones to the disease, you might recognize the physical and emotional changes cancer patients often endure during their final months. They seem drained of strength and spirit. Even people who’ve maintained a positive outlook throughout their...

New research from CSHL Associate Professor Tobias Janowitz, WashU Medicine Professor Adam Kepecs, and their collaborators reveals a circuit in the brainstem that can sense inflammation and drive apathy-like behavior in cancer cachexia. Janowitz is a co-team lead for CANCAN, tackling the cachexia challenge set in 2020 by Cancer Grand Challenges, a research initiative co-founded by Cancer Research UK and the National Cancer Institute.